Computational science is an increasingly important interdisciplinary field as scientists,
engineers, and social scientists apply modeling and simulation techniques to gain insights on the
behavior of complex systems, accelerate the rate of discovery, and design new approaches to a
variety of problems. Modeling has become the third approach to scientific advancement along with
theory and experimentation. As a result, an increasing number of institutions have begun academic
programs in computational science ranging from minor and certificate programs for undergraduates to
specialized undergraduate and graduate degree programs. At the same time, the inquiry-based
approach to computational science is helping to reform the approach to instruction at both the
university and K-12 levels. This approach engages students in the learning process and helps them
to understand both the basic and more advanced concepts in mathematics and science by providing
real-world examples and visualizations of the nature and form of those relationships.

The Journal of Computational Science Education is intended to provide an outlet for high quality
papers describing successful computational science instructional materials and projects and research
on the efficacy of instruction with computational science. Articles will be accepted from faculty
describing instructional materials and/or the impacts of those materials on student learning and
from students presenting successful projects and their assessment of what was learned.

We have assembled an editorial board of scientists, mathematicians, and engineers with a broad
array of experiences from their own disciplines. They will lead the peer review process for journal
submissions. If you have the background and experience to be a reviewer for the journal, we
encourage you to volunteer to do so at Become a Reviewer. We hope the review process will provide an incentive for faculty
who have been using computational science to share their classroom successes and will also encourage
other faculty to devote some additional time to the development of such materials.

We hope you will take time to read the journal and to participate as an author or reviewer.
We welcome suggestions that will help us to improve the journal and make it of greatest benefit
to the computational science community.